Taking a stance...
"An oriental rug dealer" expresses awareness of the fact that being human involves being oriented somehow. One cannot cover all the bases.
A 'rug' is a floor covering... something upon which you stand or walk. Think of it as analogous to a map. You look at a map, locate where you are on the map and where you want to go. From that orientation, you know which direction to travel.
The 'rug', the 'map', is also connected in with a sense of the totality of all things and all beings. As an individual, you can only be oriented in one way at any given time. This is like standing in the light of the sun. Your stance and direction will always cast a shadow. Walk toward the sun; your shadow is behind you. Walk away from the sun; your shadow is before you.
That you are ever oriented in some way is not a dismaying situation. It is a fact of existing. As a 5th degree in this series of symbols, there tends to be a creative genius at play... things tend to work out. So, if you take a position, take a stand, set off in a certain direction, you are indeed casting a shadow, yet, this tends to be a good thing, perhaps clarifying a difficult situation.
Capricorn 25 points to the strength to take a stand, make a choice and accept the full range of consequences for that choice. This indicates a strength of character that brings refreshing clarity in all areas of social interaction.
Blain Bovee
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